Combined scrub-brush and mop and wringer therefor.



' PATENTED MAY 19, 19.03.

" R. H. THOMAS.

COMBINED SGRUB BRUSH AND MOPAND W-RINGER THEREFOR.

ArLIoATIDN FILED AUG. 11. 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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ing the parts in position when it is desired to moved back and forth endwise or with its Patented May 19, 190e.

OFF'rCE.

RICHARD A THOMAS, OF OHIOAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED Sosua-BRUSH AND MOP Ano wRINGER THERE-FOR- sPEoIFlcArriiv forming part of Letters Patent No. 728,332, dated May 19, 1903. Application iiledugust 11,1902. Serial No. 119,172. (ANO model.) y i To a/ZZ whom it mrtg/concern: Be it known that I,RIOHARD H. THOMAS, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Chi-y cago, in the county of Cook and State of,Illi-' nois,have invented certain new and useful VImprovements in a Combined Scrub-Brush andl Mop and Wringer Therefor, of which the following is a specification. Y.

This invention-relates to improvements in a combined scrubbing-brush, mop, and wringer therefor; `and Litconsists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operationoffthevarious'parts thereof, as' will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The objects of my'invention are to provide a device of the above-named character which shall be so constructed thatthebru'sh may be broad side presented toV the operator and so that the mop-cloth may be twisted ortwrung vout the different views ofthe drawings.

A represents the block or body, which may by means of a hand-lever operated witheither' hand, so as to extract the water therefrom without soiling the hands of the operator.

Another obj ect of the invention is to so con-j struct the device that the mop-cloth when in position to bewrung will be held ata slight distance from the handle.

Still another Objectis to so construct the device that the handle may be attached to the brush block or bodyin such a manner that it will have a pivotal and rotary movement thereon, thus permitting its position to be easily and immediately changed, so as to use the brush 'lengthwise orsidewise when'desired.

Other objects and advantages will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

The accompanying drawings show theinvention in` a. convenient form g" but many changes in details may be made within the skill of a good mechanic without departing from'the spirit of the invention as set forth in the claims. j

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains `to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side view of the device, showuse the ,mop-cloth for scrubbing or wiping shape, as shown in the drawings. orbody is usually provided with Vbristles a,

tlieiioor and-illustratingby continuouslines the handle in position for 'moving the brush lengthwise and by dotted lines the position the handle will occupy when it is desired that thebroad side of thebrush shall be presented to the operator. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the block'or body with the mop-cloth and wringer removed. Figffis a side view, partly in elevation and partly in section, showingby continuouslines the position the parts willgocoupy whenit fis desiredto use the brush for lscrubbing and bydotted lines when .the-mopv,cloth is being wrung. Aend view of the -sliding sleeve which carries Fig. 4 is a detached the `wringing.mechanism; Fig. 5'is. a plan view of-the,.handleattachmentg gFig. 6 is a vcross-Sectionalview thereo-f,-'taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a detached plan view of the rotatable disk or piece to which the lower end of the handle issecured.

Similar letters refer to like .parts throughbe of* any suitable size, form, and material,

but'preferably of wood and rectangular in of any desired material, to form the brush; but it will befapparent from the subjoined description that the bristles may be omitted. Secured to the vcentral vupper portion of the blockA is a plate yB, which has in each of its sides an opening b to receive Athe ends of the baill for holding-one e-nd ofthemop-cloth, as willbe presentlyexplained. `The lower surface ofthe plate B is formed with a concaved cavity or opening b', and the upper surface of said plate isfprovided near the opening b' with upwardly-projecting lugs b2, b3, and b4, which are united by downwardly-curved recessed portions b5 to per'mit'the required inclination ofthe handle @which has'secured on its lower end a -ferruleor cap c, provided a transverse Opening.

,b is a rotatable disk or piece D, which isco'n- Vex on its upper surface and iiat on its lower surface and has an upward projection d'extending through the opening of thercavity b near the above-named lugs to fit between the prongs c on the ferrule of the handle, which prongs are pivotally secured to the projection Y '9 with prongs o', each of which isl formed with Located in the cavity- 'IOC ` d by means of a pin or pivot d' passing through openings in the prongs and projection.

Pivotally secured transversely on the block or body A by means of a small bracket e, located at each side of the block, is the bail for one end of the mop-cloth, which bail preferably comprises two pieces E and E of wire, bent to form substantially a rectangular figure, as shown. That portion of each of the pieces of the bail resting on the body has its end tted into the opening b therefor of the plate B, and each of said pieces is provided near the brackets e with a bend e to prevent its outward movement. That portion of each of the pieces of the bail extending beyond the block or body is crimped or provided with bends e2, as shown in Fig. 2, to prevent the mop-cloth slipping thereon. By reference to Figs. l and 3 of the drawings it will be seen that the pieces E and E', forming the bail, are each provided with an elbow e3, which is for the purpose of holding the mop-cloth F out of contact with the handle C when it is being wrung.

Movably mounted on the handle is a sleeve G, which is provided at its lower portion with` an inwardly-projecting tooth g to engage the teeth h of a rack-bar H, which is secured to the handle at a suitable distance above the block or body. The lower portion of the sleeve G has secured to its inner surface a spring g', employed to hold the tooth g in en-` gagement with the teeth of the rack-bar when said sleeve is in its raised position, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Pivotally secured to the upper portion of the sleeve G is a hand-lever H', which is preferably forked, so it will stride the sleeve and that its prongs may be connected to the sides thereof. Suitably connected to the lower portion of the sleeve is a worm-threaded socketpiece or female screw I, through which the worm-threaded rod or male screw I' passes.

The lower end of the rod I is formed with a hook t to receive the upper end of the mopcloth, which is usually in the form of a loop or hank and is placed in position at its other end on the bail by springing the pieces E and E apart, so that it may be passed between their outer ends. The upper end of the rod l' is provided with a head t', which engages a swivel j, pivotally secured to the hand-lever H by means of a link 7c, as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawngs.

'lhe operation of the device is simple and as follows: When it is desired to use the brush for scrubbing the floor or other surface, the sleeve G is slid upwardly on the handle to the position shown in Fig. 3, where it will-be held by reason of the engagement of the tooth g with the teeth of the rack-bar. When in this position, the mop-cloth may be wrung by raising the hand-leverl-l to the position indicated by dotted lines in said figure, in which operation it is evident that as the rod I passes through the socket I it will be given a rotary 'massa motion, thus twisting the cloth. When it is desired to use the mop, the sleeve G is disengaged from the teeth of the rack-bar and allowed to slide down on the handle, when the cloth and bail may be swung under the brush to the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings. The handle C being pivotally secured to the projection d of the rotatable piece D, it is apparent that by placing the handle in a vertical position and by turning it about one-quarter around it may be made to lit between the lugs b2 and b3, so as to move the brush longitudinally or between the lugs b3 and b4, thus being in position to move the brush with its broad side to the operator.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a block or body, of a handle secured thereto, a bail pivotally secured on the block,a sleeve movably mounted on the handle, a worm-threaded socketpiece connected to the sleeve, a hand-lever pivotally connected to the sleeve, a wormthreaded rod located in the said socket-piece and connected to the hand-lever at one of its ends, and a mop-cloth connected at one of its ends to the bail and at its other end to the lower end of said rod, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a block or body, of a handle secured thereto, a toothed rackbar on the handle, a sleeve movably mounted on the handle and having in its lower portion an inwardly-projecting tooth, a wormthreaded socket-piece on the sleeve, a lever pivotally secured at one of its ends to the sleeve, Va worm-threaded rod located in the said socket-piece and connected at one of its ends to the hand-lever, and a mop-cloth connected at one end to the block or body and at its other end to the lower end of the said rod, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a block orbody, of a plate secured to its upper surface and having in each of its sides an opening, a bail pivotally secured on the block or body and having its ends extending into said openings, a handle pivotally and rotatably connected to the plate, a toothed rack-bar on the handle, a sleeve movably mounted on the handle and having in its lower portion an inwardlyprojecting tooth, a spring on the inner sur face of the sleeve, a hand-lever pivotally secured to the sleeve, a worm-threaded socketpiece attached to the sleeve, a worm-threaded rod located in the socket-piece and connected at its upper end to the handlever, and a mopcloth connected at one of its ends to the bail and at its other end to the lower end of said rod, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a block or body,

`of a bail pivotally secured on the block and IIO handle and having in its lower portion an in of its ends to the bail and atits other end to wardly projecting tootln a. Worm threaded the lower portion of the said rod,substantially socket-piece on the sleeve, a. lever pivotally as described.

secured at one of its ends to the s1eeve,'a, RICHARD H. THOMAS. 5 worm-threaded rod located in the said soeket- Witnesses: piece and connected at one of its ends to the' CEAS.` C; TILLMAN,

hand-lever, and a mop-cloth connected at one A. GUSTAFSON. 

